Chris Truby Signs With Devil Rays

Published 7:00 pm, Sunday, January 5, 2003

Third baseman Chris Truby signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Monday.

Truby, who split last season between the Montreal Expos and Detroit Tigers, will be invited to major league spring training. He opened last season as the Expos' starting third baseman and hit .257 with two homers and seven RBIs in 35 games before being traded to the Tigers for Jose Macias.

The 29-year-old infielder batted .199 with 13 doubles, two homers and 15 RBIs in 89 games for Detroit.

As a rookie in 2000, Truby hit .260 with 11 homers and 59 RBIs in 78 games for the Houston Astros.